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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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